All articles by Robin Parker – Page 151
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CommentBlog: How racist is our industry?
Comedian Lenny Henry has brought the acute lack of diversity in the TV industry back into the headlines. But how much difference will it actually make, asks Robin Parker.
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NewsMinority shortfall at ITV auditions
Auditions for ITV1's forthcoming talent series Britannia High are failing to attract ethnic minorities, a senior ITV executive has revealed.
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NewsHenry attacks lack of diversity
Lenny Henry has lambasted the TV industry for its failure to improve the ethnic mix of production crews and the contuining lack of mainstream entertainment shows fronted by black and Asian talent.
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NewsCommissioners share new media pitching tips
Indies pitching multiplatform ideas must link their ideas to wider trends on the web and offer a clearer idea of how to keep content alive for longer, according to new media commissioners.
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NewsBitesize BBC news snags new viewers
BBC1's new 60-second 8pm news bulletin is attracting 1.7m viewers who do not watch any other BBC news programme, according to the corporation's own research.
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NewsBBC to attract half of online viewing
BBC shows will account for nearly half of online viewing in the UK this year due to a lack of clear strategies among commercial broadcasters, according to a new report.
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NewsAnalysts dubious on takeover talk for ITV
Analysts are sceptical that ITV is a genuine takeover target despite its share price rallying on the back of bid rumours.
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NewsC4 crown new comedy heroes
Channel 4 is to celebrate the comedy careers of Ricky Gervais, Sacha Baron Cohen, Matt Lucas and David Walliams in a series of documentaries.
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NewsDiverse expands senior team
Diverse has hired factual producer Hannah Wesson in the new role of development executive as the indie continues to bolster its top level team.
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NewsArthur Smith hunts new comedy for ITV
Comedian Arthur Smith will showcase emerging comedy talent in the south-west in the first commission for new factual indie Machine Media.
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NewsBBC punts Super Bowl to iPlayer
The BBC is offering American football fans to watch full coverage of last Sunday's Super Bowl game on iPlayer.
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NewsTheroux doc is iPlayer hit
Louis Theroux Behind Bars accounted for more than a quarter of the viewings on BBC iPlayer on the day after it was broadcast on BBC2.
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NewsBabelgum appoints content buyer
Online TV network Babelgum has appointed BT Vision's director of business affairs Mark Cranwell as its first director of content acquisition.
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NewsHD oversupply could reduce live sport production costs
An insight into the future of sports broadcasting as discussed at the Broadcast Live and Video Forum conference.
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Broadcast technicians told to adopt IT mindset
Broadcast technicians have been warned of the need to adopt more of the 'process-driven' mindset of the IT industry if they are to manage the convergence of production technologies effectively.
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NewsNominees unveiled for RTS TV Journalism Awards
Al Jazeera English, BBC News 24 and Sky News are in the running for news channel of the year in this year's RTS Television Journalism Awards.
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NewsChambers and Dickson vie for C4 head of docs role
Channel 4 documentary commissioners Meredith Chambers and Simon Dickson and BBC factual execs including Nick Mirsky, Richard Klein and Ben Gale are the early favourites to become C4's next head of documentaries.
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Dandy Films makes debut with BBC2 doc
BBC2 is to track the lives of old-fashioned children's entertainers in the first documentary to be made by film-maker Daisy Asquith's new factual indie
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Beadle to bring adult illiteracy to the fore
The teacher who put unruly kids through their paces in Channel 4's The Unteachables is to tackle adult illiteracy for the channel
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NewsSky seeks online drama for entertainment site
Sky is looking for original online drama to appear on an entertainment portal which it will launch before the summer.